Proverbs 30:16

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The grave, the barren womb, land that is never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, 'Enough!'

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 27:20 : 20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
  • Hab 2:5 : 5 Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.
  • Gen 30:1 : 1 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing children for Jacob, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or I will die!'

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    14There is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

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    20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.

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    21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

  • Job 24:18-21
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    18Swift upon the surface of the waters they are; their portion is cursed in the land; they do not turn to the way of the vineyards.

    19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, so Sheol consumes those who have sinned.

    20The womb forgets them; worms feast upon them; they are no longer remembered. Wickedness is broken like a tree.

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    5'Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are hungry no more. The barren woman has borne seven children, but she who has many sons languishes.'

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    4The tongue of the nursing infant clings to the roof of its mouth because of thirst. The children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them.

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    17The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.

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    46Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

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    3For this is what the LORD says about the sons and daughters born in this place, as well as their mothers who bear them and their fathers who father them in this land:

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    16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; her labor is in vain because she has no fear.

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    14Give them, LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that are dry.

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    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

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    10Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the abundance of all treasures.

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    14If his children multiply, it is for the sword, and his offspring will not have enough bread.

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    3A man may father a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy life's good things and receives no proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

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    44Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

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    12It is a fire that burns to destruction, consuming all my harvest.

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    48Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

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